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The Senate on Tuesday deferred debate on the raging controversies surrounding allegations of genocide against Christians in Nigeria. President Donald Trump had declared Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern and accused the Federal Government of allowing killing of Christians. Following Trump’s statement, the U.S. Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, confirmed in a post on X that his department was “preparing …

Phrank Shaibu, the Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication to former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has taken to his official X account on Tuesday, November 4, 2025 to criticize President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. His statement came after President Bola Tinubu met with Ignatius Kaigama, the Archbishop of Abuja at the State House in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja. According …

US lawmaker, Rep Riley Moote, has said that President Trump is absolutely right to defend our brothers and sisters in Christ who are suffering horrific persecution, and even martyrdom, for their faith in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He maintained that “China will not dictate our foreign policy to us, and we will not be lectured to by a …

The Department of State Services, DSS, has dismissed a total of 115 personnel as part of its ongoing internal reforms aimed at sanitising the Service and upholding professional standards. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Service explained that the dismissals occurred over a period of time and formed part of broader efforts to rid the organisation of misconduct and …

A High Court in Oyo State has ordered the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and National Chairman of the party, Umar Damagum, to go ahead with the national convention scheduled for November 15 in Ibadan. The presiding judge, A.L. Akintola, issued the order following an ex parte application filed by Folahan Malomo Adelabi. The court, in suit No. I/1336/2025, filed by …

A High Court in Oyo State has ordered the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and National Chairman of the party, Umar Damagum, to go ahead with the national convention scheduled for November 15 in Ibadan. The presiding judge, A.L. Akintola, issued the order following an ex parte application filed by Folahan Malomo Adelabi. The court, in suit No. I/1336/2025, filed by …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Dr. Kingsley Tochukwu Udeh (SAN) as the new Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology, replacing Mr. Uche Nnaji, who resigned last month over allegations of certificate forgery, Very Nigerian reports. The appointment was announced in a letter sent to the Senate and read during Tuesday’s plenary by Senate President Godswill Akpabio. In the letter, …

United States President Donald Trump placed Nigeria on a watchlist after watching a Fox News segment on how Christians were being persecuted in the West African country, CNN reports. On Friday, Trump redesignated Nigeria as a “country of particular concern” in response to allegations of targeted Christian killings in the country. “Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria. Thousands …

China says it firmly supports the Nigerian government as it “leads its people on the development path suited to its national conditions”. Addressing a press conference on Tuesday in Beijing, Mao Ning, spokesperson of China’s foreign ministry, said “as Nigeria’s comprehensive strategic partner, China firmly opposes any country using religion and human rights as an excuse to interfere in other …

President Bola Tinubu is reportedly set to finalise and announce the appointment of Nigeria’s new ambassadors to foreign missions worldwide. This development follows months of diplomatic gaps and mounting pressure over the country’s absence of envoys abroad, which has persisted for two years since the worldwide recall of the previous ambassadors. According to Arise News, the President has ordered a …